About us: We have an exciting opportunity for a higher education professional to work on enhancement activities within our Student Voice and Academic Policy Team for one-year to cover a period of parental leave. The team enables a high-quality student experience at a future-focused university that is committed to providing outstanding learning and teaching for all our students. The role will contribute to the development and oversight of the university's academic policy framework and coordination of UWE Bristol's student voice activities, through partnership working with students, academics and professionals from across the institution. You will join a friendly, welcoming and dedicated team, committed to sustaining strong working relationships across the University, Students' Union and beyond.It is an exciting time to be joining UWE Bristol: our recently launched Strategy 2030 sets out an ambitious programme of significant transformational projects to enhance the student experience. The Student Voice and Academic Policy team will play an important role in progressing this work, ensuring that we develop our academic policies and wider educational experiences in partnership with our student community, drawing on sector best practice to provide a learning environment that enables students to thrive and to graduate with qualifications that are respected and valued.About you: You are passionate about providing all students with an outstanding educational experience that enables them to achieve their best. You have broad knowledge of the policy environment within higher education, with a specialist understanding of at least one of student voice and student surveys, equality and consumer legislation, or academic regulations. You have experience of planning, overseeing and contributing to continuous improvement projects that embed institutional change. You are comfortable working with data and using data to inform writing reports and briefings for a wide range of audiences.
About Student and Academic Services: From the first point of registration to graduation and beyond, our team of over 400 professional staff is committed to enhancing the student experience, and ensuring that every student is able to make the most of the extensive opportunities available throughout their journey. This is enabled by working closely with all areas of the University, the Students' Union and a wide range of external stakeholders.We are responsible for developing and maintaining the comprehensive regulatory and quality management and enhancement framework that underpins the University's academic provision, including support for the academic governance structures. We take responsibility for ensuring that the quality and standards of the University's awards are maintained and enhanced across the organisation, and in its current and future academic partnerships. We also play an important part in helping Faculties develop relevant, sustainable and robust curricula in order to maintain and enhanced the quality of learning opportunities available to all students. The development of policy to support our students and their academic endeavours sits within our remit, including areas of student conduct, professional suitability, safeguarding, handling complaints and appeals and responsibility for our Prevent duties.Our teams lead on the management of key University business systems, registration activities, and all programme administration, including timetabling, assessments, examination boards and arranging professional placement opportunities. We also take responsibility for the operational relationships with our partner organisations.In partnership with the Students' Union and our student representatives, we work to ensure the student voice is a key part of our approach to enhancement activities across all areas of our work and the wider University. As part of this, we facilitate the National Student Survey and the University's internal student engagement strategies.Our dedicated team of staff provide advice and support on a wide variety of emotional and practical issues, from money management, fees and funding to programme-related issues, faith and spirituality, and general wellbeing. Our services also provide essential support for students with mental health difficulties, disabilities and learning difficulties, improving the quality of experience, smoothing the progression through the University, and ensuring that everyone is able to realise their full potential.In all our activities, we are driven by a culture of continuous improvement, implementing enhancements to our service delivery to support an exceptional staff and student experience.
About UWE Bristol: We are one of the largest providers of Higher Education in the South West with over 30,000 students, 250,000 alumni and 3,800 staff. We are both globally connected and regionally embedded, with strong employer and partner connections. Our staff and students come from over 160 countries making this a diverse, dynamic and rewarding place to work and study.
We are an ambitious university. Together, our people are working hard to advance knowledge, inspire people and transform futures. We are looking for people with the skills and ambition to help us achieve those aims.
We have a lot to be proud of at UWE, our achievements include strong student satisfaction, we have achieved TEF Gold status, have been ranked 21st in The Guardian Best UK Universities 2021 and 29th in the latest Times Higher Education 'Table of Tables'.
Bristol itself is a hub of social and cultural activity and is a big pull for students and employers alike. A city with a creative and fiercely independent mindset, a vibrant music scene, great restaurants and interesting business ventures. Bristol was the first British city to win the European Green Capital award in 2015, The Sunday Times newspaper named Bristol the best city to live in Britain thanks to its culture, nightlife and proximity to beautiful countryside while National Geographic listed Bristol as 11th in the world's 'cool list' destinations.
This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give both our staff and students access to everything they need to succeed – with £300m having been invested recently on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation while incredible new facilities continue to be developed to enhance our offer even further.
Frenchay campus has excellent transport links; as well as being located near the motorway network we are within walking distance of two train stations, our bus terminus connects us to the local bus and metrobus network and we also have a range of cycling and changing facilities.
In addition to progressive pay rates, UWE Bristol offers a wide range of employee benefits including:
Further information
If you would like an informal discussion about this opportunity please contact Heather Moyes on 0117 328 7125 or email: Heather.Moyes@uwe.ac.uk
This is a full -time, fixed-term post until September 2022, working 37 hours per week.
This post is available on a job share basis for applicants wishing to work part time.
The University will be implementing a hybrid way of working once restrictions from Covid 19 end therefore you will be expected to work on campus for part of your working week. Exact days will be agreed with your line manager.
We particularly encourage applications from BAME and/or male applicants as we are currently underrepresented in these areas - although all appointments will be made on merit.
The University’s normal practice is that new appointments will be made at the starting point of the grade.
UWE is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity to create an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who share our ambition to be a university recognised for the success and impact of our practice-oriented programmes; our strong industry networks and our inclusive global outlook.
We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role under the Home Office Skilled Worker visa route. As we are unable to sponsor anyone requiring a visa for this role candidates must therefore be able to provide their own right to work in the UK.
Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to provide your right to work documents at your interview. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable.